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Drones publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Applications of UAVs in Civil Infrastructure submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21384 | Submission Open
Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; civil infrastructure; condition assessment; surveying; image analysis; monitoring; 3D modeling; flight control; natural disaster response
UAS in Smart Agriculture: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4814 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart agriculture; digital agriculture; remote sensing; unmanned control and operation systems; multi-resource image processing technology; deep learning; plant phenotype; plant disease and pest diagnosis; crop and orchard yield monitoring; weed detection; soil monitoring; 3D digital technology; spraying and sowing systems; variable operation prescription technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drones in Agriculture and Forestry)
Aerial and Drone LiDAR Data for Geomorphological Mapping, Landform Extraction and Landscape Evolution
edited by , , , and Marcello Schiattarella
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2240 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV LiDAR; geomatics; geomorphological mapping; object-based landform extraction; DEM of difference (Dod); short-term geomorphological evolution; landscape evolution model (LEM)
Drone Advances in Wildlife Research: 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2147 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife; UAV; fauna; flora; drones; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drones in Ecology)
Technologies and Applications for Drone Audition submission deadline 16 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4827 | Submission Open
Keywords: drone audition  ; acoustic signal processing  ; acoustic sensing  ; sound source localization  ; sound source separation  ; sound identification/recognition  ; noise reduction  ; surrounding environment recognition  ; search and rescue
Unmanned Traffic Management Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7708 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned traffic management; flight information management; integrated traffic management; air traffic management; unmanned aircraft; communications; navigation and surveillance (CNS); traffic flow management; collision mitigation; risk analysis
Drone-Based Photogrammetric Mapping for Change Detection
edited by , , and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7908 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV; UAS; Photogrammetry; Structure-from-Motion (SfM); Mapping; Surveying; Change Detection; Pattern Recognition; Natural Environment; Built Environment
Radiation Search Operations using Autonomous UAVs and UGVs
edited by , Quiter Brian J. and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiation; localization; UAV; UGV; sensor; incident
Optimal Design, Dynamics, and Navigation of Drones
edited by and
submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8755 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimal design; dynamics; drones; flight control; stability; path planning; sensor fusion; perception; autonomous navigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Design and Development)
Recent Advances in UAV Navigation
edited by Maarten Uijt de Haag
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 31923 | Submission Open
Applications of UVs in Digital Photogrammetry and Image Processing submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open
Keywords: uncrewed vehicles (UVs); photogrammetry; digital mapping; cartography; GIS
Advances in Perception and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles
edited by Rohan Chandra and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative AI; perception; large language models; foundation models; deep learning; sensor fusion; autonomous vehicles; semantic communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Urban Mobility)
UAVs for Coastal Surveying
edited by and Brian S. Burnham
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14124 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAS; UAV; drone; technology; coastal; marine; data collection; monitoring; mapping; modelling; survey; artificial intelligence (AI); information extraction; geo-visualization; communication; planning; decision-making
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of Offshore Renewal Energy (ORE) Devices Using Marine Vehicles and Drones submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9600 | Submission Open
Keywords: Marine netcentric systems; Offshore operations and maintenance; Artificial intelligence; IoT and edge computing networking; SLAM; Modelling and control; Digital twinning; Hybrid marine vessels; Multirobot systems; Robotics in extreme environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drones in Ecology)
Advances in Perception, Communications, and Control for Drones submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10347 | Submission Open
Keywords: perception; drone communications; autonomous control; communication-oriented control; perception-aware control; drone swarms
Intelligent Image Processing and Sensing for Drones 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 14 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3644 | Submission Open
Keywords: visible/infrared thermal/multispectral image analysis; LiDAR/SAR with a drone; security and surveillance; monitoring and inspection; object detection; classification; and tracking; segmentation and feature extraction; image registration and visualization
Advances in Detection, Security, and Communication for UAV
edited by and
submission deadline 16 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19449 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV communication; UAV network and 6G; UAV system architecture; interference management; artificial intelligence; detection and data collection; image processing; UAV network security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Communications)
UAVs for Photogrammetry, 3D Modeling, Obtrusive Light and Sky Glow Measurements submission deadline 16 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5700 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)— technical solutions for remote sensing; UAV photogrammetry— procedures; technical solutions; UAVs in civil engineering; UAVs in environmental engineering; UAV image georeferencing accuracy; UAV image quality enhancement; mobile GNSS RTK camera positioning accuracy; neural networks for UAV photogrammetry and remote sensing; sensors for UAV measurements; algorithms for increasing 3D model quality; obstructive light pollution UAVs measurements; UAV photogrammetry at night; UAV obtrusive light and sky glow measurements; UAV artificial light measurements; UAV probes for environmental measurements; 3D mapping accuracy
Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks for 6G
edited by , , , and Zhiyong Feng
submission deadline 18 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3226 | Submission Open
Keywords: satellite- and UAV-assisted 6G communications; space– air– ground integrated network; integrated sensing and communications; trajectory optimization and resource allocation; physical layer security and radio monitoring; artificial intelligence in SAGINs for 6G communications; unmanned aerial vehicles; drone communications; UAV ad hoc networks; unmanned aerial systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Communications)
Advances in Civil Applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems 2nd Edition
edited by , Fernando Veiga López, Enrique Aldao Pensado and Gabriel Fontenla-Carrera
submission deadline 18 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1203 | Submission Open
Keywords: drones; surveying; unmanned aircraft systems; regulations; swarm; photogrammetry; remote sensing; earth observation; guidance; navigation; and control; aerodynamics
Path Planning, Trajectory Tracking and Guidance for UAVs submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 22589 | Submission Open
Keywords: path planning; trajectory tracking; guidance; navigation and control; autonomous control; trajectory optimization; formation and reconfiguration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Communications)
Navigation, Control and Mission Planning Advances for Safe, Efficient and Autonomous Drones submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18869 | Submission Open
Keywords: drone; path following; navigation; control; machine learning; autonomy; UAV; spacecraft
Perception, Decision-Making and Control of Intelligent Unmanned System
edited by , and Jinzhen Mu
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7760 | Submission Open
Drone-Based Information Fusion to Improve Autonomous Navigation submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7077 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous navigation; localization; computer vision; information fusion; artificial intelligence
Detection, Identification and Tracking of UAVs and Drones
edited by Richard Han, V.P Nguyen, Karthik Dantu and
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open
Keywords: detection; tracking; identification; sensor fusion; artificial intelligence; machine learning; localization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Design and Development)
The Application of Image Processing and Signal Processing Techniques in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
edited by , Huai Yu, Jinyong Chen and
submission deadline 26 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8241 | Submission Open
Keywords: drone-view object detection and recognition; drone-view object tracking; UAV sensor fusion; depth estimation for drones; UAV SLAM; drone path planning and navigation; aerial 3D reconstruction; aerial optical/thermal/event image processing; aerial image deblur and enhancement; drone-view powerline detection; drone swarm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Design and Development)
Application of UAS in Construction submission deadline 28 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 32593 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aircraft system (UAS); unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); drone; computer vision; image processing; construction management; built environment; building information modeling (BIM)
Mobile Fog and Edge Computing in Drone Swarms
edited by , Gokhan Secinti, and
submission deadline 28 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 16279 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV swarm; mobile fog and edge computing; energy-aware computing; wireless network
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in UAV Technology
edited by , Peng Wei, William J. Beksi and Dongfang Liu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5372 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; UAV; object detection and tracking; localization and navigation; decision making; planning and control; swarm coordination; geospatial mapping; precision agriculture; environmental monitoring
Application of Drones in Medicine and Healthcare submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: public health; emergency response; mapping of health needs; drone medical deliveries; treatments by UAV; diagnosis by dron; healthcare logistics; UAV economies; drone solution co-design; data rich
Advances of UAV Remote Sensing for Plant Phenology submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4574 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenology; drone; UAS; UAV; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drones in Agriculture and Forestry)
Drones for Natural Hazards submission deadline 16 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 20153 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV; drones; hazards; mapping; geographic information science; remote sensing; landslides; floods; wildfires; volcanoes; disasters; relief
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drones in Ecology)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarm-Enabled Edge Computing
edited by , , Qihui Wu, , and
submission deadline 18 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle swarm; edge computing; energy efficiency; resource allocation; performance analysis; computing security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Communications)
Technologies and Applications of UAV Channel Models in Communications and Spectrum Awareness submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4158 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV channel model  ; UAV channel sounding  ; UAV ISAC  ; UAV communication  ; UAV spectrum sensing  ; UAV trajectory planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Communications)
Advances in Autonomous Underwater Drones
edited by Daxiong Ji, , Pablo Borja, Dena Bazazian and Mohd Hisham Bin Nordin
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open
Feature Papers for Drones in Agriculture and Forestry Section: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open
Keywords: drones for agriculture:; personal remote sensing (PRS); smart farming (crops; dairy; grazing; etc.); site-specific management (SSM) of water; pesticide; fertilizer; etc.; integrated pest management (IPM); phenotyping; yield prediction; environmental emissions (GHG; dust; etc.); water-saving agriculture and irrigation management; applications (crop dusting; seeding; etc.); soil moisture; soil health; soil variability; and carbon-negative practices; smart sensing and smart big data analytics; drones for forestry:; forest fire sensing and management; precision forestry and forestry management; forest mapping and biodiversity; mapping of canopy distribution and gaps; capturing forestry informatics (biomass; stockpile; fuel load; etc.); three-dimensional mapping for carbon storage; tree planting and reforesting with drones; applications (surface fertilizer; growth stimulant; pesticides; etc.); monitoring illegal logging and quarrying (forest security); combating deforestation and desert forestation dynamics; smart sensing and smart big data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drones in Agriculture and Forestry)
Embodied Artificial Intelligence Systems for UAVs
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1356 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge computing; energy efficiency and real-time performance; hardware acceleration; robustness and privacy; resource management; algorithm hardware codesign
Drones Navigation and Orientation submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 30709 | Submission Open
Intelligent Processing and Application of UAV Remote Sensing Image Data
edited by
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13342 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent processing and application; UAV 3D reconstruction in indoor/underground scenes; target detection and tracking; intelligent interpretation of UAV video/image; online and real time processing; collaborative and UAV swarm
UAV-Assisted Mobile Wireless Networks and Applications submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8022 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV networks; mobility management; network control; routing; traffic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Communications)
Reliable and Green Long-Endurance Drones
edited by
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2671 | Submission Open
Keywords: full-electric/hybrid propulsion; power management optimization; innovative aerodynamics; digital twin; fault-tolerant systems; diagnostics and prognostics; reliability/safety analysis
Advanced Autonomous Mobility toward Low-Altitude Economy and Three-Dimensional Transportation Systems
edited by Xiangkun He, Henglai Wei, Hailong Huang and Caizheng Wang
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2035 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous aerial vehicles for urban air mobility; autonomous ground vehicles for smart cities; end-to-end autonomous ground and aerial vehicle technologies; AI and machine learning applications in 3D traffic management; cybersecurity and privacy concerns in connected aerial and ground mobility  ; autonomous multimodal mobility technologies; 3D transportation infrastructure planning and design; sensor technologies and perception systems for 3D transportation navigation; energy-efficient propulsion systems for aerial vehicles  ; human factors for aerial autonomous mobility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Urban Mobility)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: On Selected Areas of Quantum Engineering, Internet, Privacy, and Security in Drones
edited by
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum internet; quantum communication theory; quantum computing; quantum sensing; quantum codesign over drones; quantum communication protocols; quantum aerial networks; quantum experimental results; quantum prototypes; quantum demonstrations; quantum testbeds; quantum aerial vehicles; quantum theory; quantum aerial communication; quantum navigation; quantum system architectures; quantum drones; quantum repeaters; quantum routing; quantum aerial applications; quantum design principles; quantum-enhanced aerial networks; intelligent quantum methods for drones; quantum entanglement; quantum error techniques; quantum privacy; quantum security; advanced quantum transduction; quantum classification network; federated quantum learning; quantum network; quantum information; quantum computing; quantum technologies; federated quantum learning framework; quantum information-theoretic security; quantum machine learning models; quantum performance metrics; quantum learnable parameters; quantum state; quantum global parameters; quantum entangled state; quantum local training; quantum scheduling algorithm; quantum joint learning; quantum quantization noise; quantum circuit; quantum key distribution; quantum error correction; quantum memory; quantum operations; quantum gates; quantum cryptography; quantum channel; quantum resources; quantum client data; quantum transfer parameters; quantum decoherence; quantum machine learning integration; quantum machine learning algorithms
Recent Advances in Crop Protection Using UAV and UGV submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14219 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop protection; chemical application; remote sensing; intelligent agriculture; forest protection; precision agriculture; agriculture aerial application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drones in Agriculture and Forestry)
Advances in Modeling, Estimation, and Control of Intelligent Transportation Systems
edited by , Yan Wang, , Henglai Wei and Zhongxu Hu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3866 | Submission Open
Keywords: cooperative use of drones; flight dynamics; intelligent transportation systems; decision making; machine learning; transportation system dynamics; state estimation and parameter identification; active safety control; trajectory prediction; intelligent connected vehicles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Urban Mobility)
Physical-Layer Security in Drone Communications
edited by Dongming Li, and Yi Lou
submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3430 | Submission Open
Keywords: drone communications; physical-layer security; key generation; drone jitter; beamforming and jamming; trajectory planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Communications)
Advances in Detection and Tracking Applications for Drones and UAM Systems submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9355 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility; sense and avoid; artificial intelligence; sensor fusion; tracking
Autonomous Flight of Drone: Control, Trajectory Optimization and Mission Planning: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open
Keywords: pilot control; intelligent control; UAV formation control; trajectory optimization; mission planning; autonomous system
Acquisition and Reliability of Geospatial Data from UAV Platforms for Environmental Management and Monitoring submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV platforms; geospatial data; UAVs with LiDAR; feature extraction; change detection; 3D reconstruction; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drones in Ecology)
Emerging Technologies and Innovations in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Control Systems submission deadline 22 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8824 | Submission Open
Keywords: guidance; navigation; and control; sensor design and state estimation; nano technologies; urban air mobility and delivery; space– air– ground integrated network; drone design and development; artificial intelligence; manned-to-unmanned transition; swarming and collaborative tasks; onboard computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drone Design and Development)
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